Former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dunfermline
12/01/2012
Over the holidays, a report by Audit Scotland suggested tolls might need to be reintroduced on the Forth Road Bridge.
I can confirm that the SNP Government has no plans, intentions or ‘blue sky’ thinking about reintroducing the tolls it famously scrapped in 2008. This is as much the case for the Forth Replacement Crossing as for the existing Bridge. Read more of this post
12/01/2012
Last November in this column, I mentioned that I attended the first Parliamentary Working Group set up to write legislation for the control of high hedges between neighbouring residential properties. I am pleased to report that progress has been made. Read more of this post
23/12/2011
I would encourage community groups seeking funding to consider applying to Awards for All Scotland.
This body awards grants of between £500 and £10,000 for art, sport, heritage and community activities and for projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community. Read more of this post
23/12/2011
As 2011 draws to a close, I extend my best wishes to the Dunfermline Press and all its readers. My thoughts, at this time of year, go out to those for whom the festive period is a challenging time, particularly the elderly and the infirm, our Armed Forces and their families, and others who cannot be with their loved ones. Read more of this post
23/12/2011
I was pleased to be invited to recently open the Sustainable Technology Centre, based in the Halbeath Campus of Carnegie College. This is a purpose-built Centre with the latest equipment for training technicians and installers in environmentally friendly technology. Read more of this post
02/12/2011
Another eagerly awaited facility has now opened, the refurbished Carnegie Leisure Centre. I enjoyed a sneak preview prior to the doors opening last Saturday. The facility is like a Tardis, seemingly larger on the inside. It boasts state-of-the-art equipment, but I am pleased to say it preserves the original Edwardian features of 1905, when Andrew Carnegie, our great local philanthropist, presented it to the community. Read more of this post
02/12/2011
The new Amazon Fulfilment Centre near Halbeath is a ringing endorsement of Dunfermline as a desirable location for world-leading businesses. It brings a welcome bumper boost of jobs just in time for Christmas. Read more of this post
02/12/2011
I was pleased to meet recently with Mr John McRitchie, a traditional carpenter based in Crossford. John is a shining example of a young man passionate about the preservation of historic and listed buildings and of time-honoured building craft skills. Read more of this post
Bill Walker 